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Youngia

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Youngia was named by Lindström (1885) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-m].

It was assigned to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cheiruridae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Youngia Lindström
2002Youngia Jell and Adrain p. 462
2002Youngia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusYoungia

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Youngia Lindström 1885
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Youngia boucoti Chatterton and Perry 1984
Youngia johnsoni Chatterton and Perry 1984
Youngia kathyae Chatterton and Perry 1984
Youngia steineri Chatterton and Perry 1984
Youngia trispinosus Young 1868
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedg
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959).g
Created: 2009-06-11 07:19:06
Modified: 2010-02-24 04:55:35
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Ashgill to the top of the Ludfordian or 449.50000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Nevada) Y. sp. (359)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.1 - 438.6Greenland Y. sp. (12937)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Northwest Territories) Y. boucoti, Y. johnsoni (26031 26037) Y. johnsoni (26036) Y. kathyae (26032 26039) Y. steineri (26040)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Y. steineri (26034 26041 26047)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6United Kingdom (Scotland) Y. trispinosa (188535 188538)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Czechia Y. sp. (14085 14087 14122)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6United Kingdom (England) Y. moroides (50286 50289)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Iowa) Y. sp. (24963)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Y. douglasi (23308 188545) Y. sp. (170694)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Australia (Queensland) Y. sp. (40018)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Northwest Territories) Y. kathyae (26033) Y. walli, Y. boucoti, Y. kathyae (26044)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6USA (Iowa) Y. sp. (26720 26769)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Y. sp. (26005)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Canada (Nunavut) Y. sp. 1, Y. sp. 2 (26008)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Russian Federation Y. uralica (24691)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Uzbekistan Y. alaica (216475)